Stokeinteignhead

Stokeinteignhead
The village centre
One of the oldest thatched cottages near the village centre
Stokeinteignhead Stokeinteignhead shown within Devon
Population	707 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SX916706
District	Teignbridge
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newton Abbot
Postcode district	TQ12
Dialling code	01626
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Teignbridge
List of places UK England Devon

Coordinates: 50°31′26″N 3°31′48″W / 50.524°N 3.530°W / 50.524; -3.530

Stokeinteignhead (/ˈstoʊkˌɪnˈteɪnˌhɛd/) is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England lying south, above the larger village of Shaldon on the River Teign, and is twinned with the French commune of Trévières, Calvados.

Governance

Stokeinteignhead in elections every four years elects one representative to Devon County Council, this is currently:

Election		Member^[1]	Ward
	2009	Chris Clarance	Teign Estuary

Stokeinteignhead elects one representatives to Teignbridge District Council, currently:

Election		Member^[2]	Ward
	2011	Chris Clarance	Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead

The parish council has eight elected councillors with elections every four years.^[3]

The village centre

The village is the largest settlement of the parish and includes a primary school, pre-school, a community shop and one pub The Church House Inn.

History

The mascot of Stokeinteignhead, appearing on the village signs, is the cirl bunting.

Despite its closeness to the river Teign, the name Stokeinteignhead is not derived from it: in the Domesday Book the district contained thirteen manors which totalled an area of ten hides and the whole area was known as the "Ten Hide". This was later corrupted to Teignhead through the influence of the river name. The name of the nearby village of Combeinteignhead has a similar derivation.^[4]

Most of the village forms a conservation area and it includes the following listed buildings:

Church of St Andrew - see below	Grade II* ^[5]
Pair of Cottages About 25 Metres North-West Of Higher Farm	Grade II^[6]
Higher Farm including Cider Cellar to the south and Walls to the north And west	Grade II^[7]
Apple Tree Cottage	Grade II^[8]
Honeysuckle Cottage	Grade II^[9]
Mole End, Dean Cottage and Nos 1 And 2 Myrtle Cottages	Grade II^[10]
Cartshed about 30 Metres North East of Home Farmhouse	Grade II^[11]
Victoria Farmhouse	Grade II^[12]
Rock Cottage	Grade II^[13]
Firdale Cottage and Briar Cottage	Grade II^[14]
Garden Wall to Garden West of The Grange	Grade II^[15]
Carlton House and Carlton Cottage Including Garden Railings	Grade II^[16]
Lamp Standard East of the Chancel	Grade II^[17]
Roll Chest Tomb About 8 Metres North-East of the Porch and Holworthy Headstone 1 Metre South of the Church of St Andrew	Grade II^[18]
Elizabeth Boden Headstone About 10 Metres North-West of The Church Of St Andrew	Grade II^[19]
Rose Cottage	Grade II^[20]
3, Deane Road	Grade II^[21]
Home Farmhouse	Grade II^[22]
Barn And Cartshed Adjoining Victoria Farm at the East and North East	Grade II^[23]
Old Bailey Farmhouse	Grade II^[24]
Church House Inn	Grade II^[25]
Churchyard Gates	Grade II^[26]
Mary Voysey Headstone about 5 Metres North-East of the north Transept of the Church of St Andrew	Grade II^[27]
2 Headstones About 10 Metres North of the Tower of the Church of St Andrew	Grade II^[28]
Row of 3 Chest Tombs and one to the East about 20 Metres North Of The North Transept of the Church of St Andrew	Grade II^[29]
Stokeinteignhead School	Grade II^[30]
Wall to Schoolyard including gate piers	Grade II^[31]
Farmbuilding Immediately south of Higher Farm Farmhouse	Grade II^[32]
Jasmine Cottage	Grade II^[33]
April Cottage	Grade II^[34]
Joan Owens Headstone About 7 metres north Of The Chancel of the Church of St Andrew	Grade II^[35]
Ivy Tree Cottage	Grade II^[36]
Holly Cottage And Cottage adjoining at North	Grade II^[37]
Tappers Cottage	Grade II^[38]
Chasers	Grade II^[39]
Spindleberry Cottage	Grade II^[40]
Random Cottage	Grade II^[41]
Ann Batten's Headstone Immediately South of the South Transept Of The Church Of St Andrew	Grade II^[42]
Socket Stone of Medieval Cross, North of the North Transept Of Church Of St Andrew	Grade II^[43]
War Memorial Including Iron Railings	Grade II^[44]

Lower Gabwell

Lower and Higher Gabwell

This is the second largest hamlet, separated by less than 200 metres (660 ft) from the village centre. Thare are two historic buildings where the two settlements Gabwell and Stokeinteignhead meet:

Firdale Cottage and Briar Cottage	Grade II^[14]
Tappers Cottage	Grade II^[38]

Higher Gabwell

This is the largest hamlet, even further south than Lower Gabwell, separated from it by 400 metres (1,300 ft). The following buildings predate the 19th century and are listed:

Buildings at Higher Rocombe

Gatepiers at entrance to Nutcombe House and old Seaway	Grade II^[45]
The Cottage	Grade II^[46]
Rosemary Cottage	Grade II^[47]
Nutcombe House	Grade II^[48]
Orchard Cottage	Grade II^[49]

Lower, Middle and Higher Rocombe

These hamlets are less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west. Across these there are four listed buildings, three focussed around Higher Rocombe Farm and the largest, that of Orchard Farm and adjoining Lower Rocombe Cottage dating back several centuries.^[50]

Teignharvey

Cottages at Teignharvey and Teign estuary

This hamlet to the north-west contains a cluster of cottages. Its oldest is Little Harvey, from where the village takes its name, and this (the only important or ancient building) dates to the Tudor period in the early 16th century^[51] . The road here leads in and out of the parish only, sloping down westwards to the brook boundary on Arch Brook Hill, leading to the Coombe Cellars public house promontery, all of which road overlooks Teignmouth. A track leads south for 2 miles (3.2 km) to Stokeinteignmouth and there is access down the cliffs to a boathouse and to the wide and expansive Teign estuary which is a short, moor-fed, blue stretch of water with a mixture of a muddy and sandy shoreline.

Amenities

Stokeinteignhead Village Hall was demolished in 2005 with a plan to re-build it at the same location; it is now in a former part of the school field and construction began in 2006 and was completed some months later. The village church, dating from the 14th century and enlarged in the 15th, is dedicated to Saint Andrew. Its high altar was dedicated by Bishop Grandisson in 1336.^[52] Its rood screen is one of the oldest in Devon and believed to be 14th century and earliest brass to a priest engraved 1375 in the county.^[52] The church underwent major restoration in 1894 having instructed architects Tait and Harvey.^[5]

Education

Education is provided by Stokeinteignhead Primary School and the nearby pre-school.

References

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